Maria Baker

She helps clients create integrated talent ecosystems that connect every phase of the talent lifecycle; from workforce planning and talent acquisition through leadership development, performance management, succession, executive assessment, and executive coaching; to accelerate organizational performance and sustainable growth.

Maria has helped organizations to move beyond isolated talent initiatives and build enterprise-wide strategies that create consistency, scalability, and measurable business impact. By leveraging human-centered design, innovative talent solutions, data-driven insights, and Korn Ferry's industry-leading intellectual property, she works with executive leadership teams to architect talent strategies that strengthen leadership pipelines, enable organizational transformation, and improve the employee experience across the enterprise.

With more than 25 years of experience in strategic human capital consulting, Maria serves as a trusted advisor to CEOs, CHROs, and executive leadership teams as they navigate complex organizational change. Her expertise spans enterprise talent strategy, leadership assessment, succession management, executive team effectiveness, leadership development, and organizational transformation. She is passionate about helping organizations build leadership capability that not only meets today's business needs but also prepares leaders for the future.

As a Certified Executive Coach, Maria brings an additional dimension to her consulting approach by helping senior leaders with meaningful behavioral change. This expertise enhances leadership development efforts to ensure that enterprise talent strategies are reinforced through individualized leadership growth and sustained organizational capability.

Maria holds a Master's degree in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Organizational Development Consulting from Regent University and is a Certified Executive Coach (CEC).